Category Archives: Lapidary

Canadian Rockies on a Road King

A 10-day Harley Davidson Road King motorcycle trip from Missoula, Montana to Jasper, Alberta and back, through Glacier National Park, Banff, and the Icefields Parkway.

Grizzly Bear in Hidden Lake
Grizzly Bear in Hidden Lake
Mountain goat
Mountain goat
Chief Mountain
Chief Mountain with threatening thunderstorm
Plain of 6 Glaciers
Plain of 6 Glaciers
Crowfoot glacier
Crowfoot glacier
Columbia icefield
Columbia icefield
Saskatchewan Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier from Parker Ridge
Big Horn sheep
Big Horn sheep in Radium Springs
Our ride
Our ride!

Rock Hound on a Motorcycle

12-day, 2600-mile BMW motorcycle ride from San Diego to Arcata CA. Rock hunting: Chapman’s Gem and Mineral Shop (obsidian, jasper, rhodonite), Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, and Jade Cove in Big Sur (nephrite/serpentine cliffs).

Snowflake Obsidian
Snowflake Obsidian
Rhodonite
Rhodonite
Glass Beach
Glass Beach
Nephrite
Nephrite
Cliffs of Jade Cove
Cliffs of Jade Cove
Nephrite sample
Nephrite
Banded Agate in Silver
Banded Agate in Silver
Penguino talisman
Penguino